I must disagree with..: I must disagree with your self-assessment. I would say you're very strong. I'll tell you why. You've placed this poem in a folder you call 'Dark and Moody'. You could have called it 'Mark and Doody'. Rather than go for the cheap laugh and saying something a five year old would find amusing, you stuck to your guns and named it what you felt was more appropriate to the subject at hand. Bravo!
Hi. I happened to notice..: Hi. I happened to notice you published this poem on January 12, 2012. It's now February 2024. Twelve years have passed. It's my sincere hope that they've gotten some by now. If they're still not getting any after 12 years, the issue may be psychological in nature. Therapy may be the answer. I can recommend a few if you're interested. Thank you.
I love your poems in this: I love your poems in this style. The last stanza of this poem compares bleak irony to hope's iridescent and effulgent showers.
I feel something has taken place: Ago - it was only 2 days worth of crap
we wasted his time while he played us for cap
he is not looking for the ultimate answer to make the world save
he is looking for quickest route to exit the entire play
i have already been on other shows
I thank you for your: I thank you for your enthusiasm, and generous critique. I am always overwhelmed when actual poets such as yourself find favor with my writing. Again, my sincerest thanks.
You know how I love your: You know how I love your interpretations of my poems; each and every comment you make is precious, salutary, and instructional to me. But this one, of all of them, encapsultates and summarizes not only the poem but, I think, the purpose for writing poems like these and for launching them out there to cyberspace with the hope they will be read and appreciated.
And, with your words, you have shown that this poem has been read and appreciated. A comment from PostPoems' leading Poet is always an event, and I feel very privileged, blessed, and grateful that you chose this particular poem to read and to comment. Thank you so much, Patricia, for this kindness, and for your continuing friendship.
I'm always delighted when you: I'm always delighted when you take the time to create an anatomy of one of my poems, complete with its intent and methodology. That's quite a luxury, a prized gift, for any writer! I just can't thank you enough for such a detailed deconstruction and such accurate insight into the poem's purpose.
We're all so blessed to have you as a pivotal and cherished part of our community. I can apply your own eloquent words to my opinion of the comments you grace us with:
He "makes us better than we have been".
My deepest gratitude.